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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center.
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Forecasts for the Wolf River above Gulfport are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 12
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.50 ft on 09/01/2012
(2) 15.39 ft on 05/10/1995
(3) 14.46 ft on 05/14/2019
(4) 12.56 ft on 08/31/2021
(5) 12.40 ft on 06/20/2021
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.37 ft on 01/27/2024
(2) 8.36 ft on 01/30/2023
(3) 8.72 ft on 01/06/2023
(4) 8.29 ft on 08/27/2022
(5) 10.11 ft on 02/04/2022
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.12 ft on 01/01/2018
(2) 0.21 ft on 11/19/2017
(3) 0.80 ft on 01/20/2019
(4) 1.10 ft on 08/31/2000
(5) 1.10 ft on 10/01/2000
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16.5 Flood of Record occurred on September 1, 2012. Major flooding will occur with homes and businesses along the river inundated. Sections of major roadways will be flooded, including MS Highway 1101/Menge Ave., Bells Ferry Rd., Red Creek Rd., and Freddie Frank Rd, among others.
15 Major flooding of the area will occur. Several homes on Magnolia Drive will be flooded along with business structures along Menge Avenue. The Menge Avenue bridge will be under water. Water will be in several homes along the river near the Bells Ferry Road bridge. Bells Ferry Road will be closed within a mile of the bridge as the road will be covered by swift moving river current.
12 Water will be in several homes along the river near the Bells Ferry Road bridge. Bells Ferry Road will be closed within a mile of the bridge as the road will be covered by swift moving river current.
10 Bells Ferry Road will be closed within a mile of the bridge as the road will be covered by swift moving river current.
9 Bells Ferry Road will be impassable with deep water on the east bridge approach.
8 Bells Ferry Road will begin to flood. There will be water over the access road just upstream of the bridge and the road will become impassable very quickly.

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The reading for this gauge is offset from NAVD88 by +1.20 feet.
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